The tunnels below
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nadine wild-palmer A brilliantly imaginative adventure story in an underground world
In the first half of 2019, we’re particularly excited to be publishing The Tunnels Below, a spectacular, inventive debut set in a magical world underneath London. Gribblebob’s Book of Unpleasant Goblins is another debut we’re thrilled to be introducing to readers: an outrageously funny, unique story featuring magical books and an invisible dog. Along with a delightful Hungarian classic about being turned into a duck, a life-affirming novel about a young boy with a rare form of gigantism, a gorgeously illustrated prize-winner from the Netherlands and the thrilling climax to the feminist fantasy Red Abbey Chronicles, this list reflects the
On her twelfth birthday Cecilia goes out with her parents and sister to celebrate with a visit to a museum. On their way Cecilia drops the marble that her sister gave her as a present, and running to pick it up she is taken away on an empty underground train into a dark and deep tunnel.
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The fun family outing becomes a much more serious mission when Cecilia finds that she and her marble have a very important role to play in freeing the inhabitants of the tunnels from the tyrannical rule of the Corvus. A truly inventive, clever and magical story about the power of friendship and the importance of self-belief by debut novelist Nadine Wild-Palmer. nadine wild-palmer lives in South London. Her day job means she can be heard on Channel 4 as the voice-over artist announcing the programme schedules. Nadine is also a singersongwriter and a poet and has worked as a children’s librarian.
format: B-format Paperback price: £7.99 isbn: 9781782692232 publication: April 2019
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dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 224pp territory: World reading age: 9+ years
Gribblebob’s book of UNPLEASANT GOBLINS
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Arnica , the duck princess Ervin lázár
DAVID ASHBY A hilarious story of friendship, wayward goblins and magical books
A beautiful edition of a Hungarian classic with humour and heart
When Anna and Nils meet Bob Gribble after school one night, little do they know that his true identity is Gribblebob, a goblin from the other side of the veil.
Princess Arnica is so sweet and gentle that when she smiles even wolves and bears forget their fierceness. Everyone loves her, but she loves only Poor Johnny. Luckily, he loves her too, and even more luckily she has a very sensible king for a father, who is happy for her to marry whomever her heart desires. So, no problems then?
As the mystery of his presence in their village unfolds, Anna and Nils’s afterschool routine is quite tipped on its head: they become embroiled in a wonderful adventure to save some books from an evil witch, while also dealing with an invisible dog and two not entirely heroic heroes and making lots of new friends along the way.
Well, maybe just one – The Witch with a Hundred Faces has cast a spell on Arnica and Johnny which means that one of them, at any one time, must always be a duck, and the other human! Who can help them? Only the Seven-Headed Fairy. Will they be able to find her? You’ll just have to read the book and find out!
A delightful, funny and unique adventure story by debut author David Ashby. david ashby lives in Sweden with his wife and children. A few years ago, he visited a fortune teller who told him that he would never have a book published. Gribblebob’s Book of Unpleasant Goblins is his first book.
ervin lázár (1936–2006) was a muchloved Hungarian author. He won the 1982 Hans Christian Andersen prize, among other awards. His books for children have been translated into many languages. Translated by: Anna Bentley Illustrated by: Jacqueline Molnár
format: B-format Paperback price: £7.99 isbn: 9781782692348 publication: March 2019
dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 256pp territory: World reading age: 8+ years
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format: Hardback price: £10.99 isbn: 9781782692201 publication: February 2019
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dimensions: 236 x 165mm extent: 96pp territory: World English reading age: 7+ years
lampie and the children of the sea
lenny’s book of everything
annet schaap
karen foxlee
A stunningly illustrated, enchanting fairytale adventure debut
A moving novel about growing up with a brother who has gigantism Love is a wonderful thing, and it doesn’t have conditions in this novel about sister and brother Lenny and Davy as they deal with the fact that Davy is very different from everyone else around him.
Lampie the lighthouse-keeper’s daughter must climb sixty-one steps to light the lantern every evening and warn ships away from the rocks. One night, in the midst of a terrible storm, she discovers that her matches have run out... Disaster strikes, and an adventure begins.
Davy is growing. And growing and growing. He is diagnosed with a rare form of gigantism. But he and Lenny are also trying to figure out where their father went, if they have a grandmother, and what is going to be in the next issue of the encyclopaedia that is heading their way in the post.
Lampie is sent to work as a maid at the Admiral’s Black House, where rumour has it a monster lurks. What she discovers there throws her into a world of pirates and mermaids and puts her in terrible danger. Can she find a way to save the ones she loves?
In this exquisite story of love, loss and caring for your family, Karen Foxlee has created a heart-rending and hopeful book that delights and surprises.
annet schaap is one of the Netherlands’ best-loved illustrators. Lampie and the Children of the Sea is her debut novel and won the 2018 Woutertje Pieterse Prize for the best Dutch children’s book of the year. Translated by: Laura Watkinson
format: B-format Paperback price: £7.99 isbn: 9781782692188 publication: May 2019
‘A tough, tender, beautiful piece of work that left me aching’ Glenda Millard, author of The Stars of Oktober Bend
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karen foxlee was born in Mount Isa, Australia. She trained and worked as a nurse before studying for a degree in creative writing at the University of the Sunshine Coast. She is the author of five books.
format: B-format Paperback price: £7.99 isbn: 9781782692386 publication: January 2019
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dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 312pp territory: UK & Comm. ex Can and ANZ reading age: 9+ years
maddy again: Blue Door 5
The blue door series
pamela brown The last of the beautiful reissues of this classic children’s series Maddy is on her own again at the Actors’ Guild in London, while the others work at the Blue Door Theatre. But she’s not entirely alone: she has a new roommate, a new chaperone and an inspiring new teacher, Mr Manyweather, brought in to introduce students to the very different world of television. With these friends, can Maddy survive her first taste of failure – or is she embarking on her greatest acting adventure yet?
‘I wanted to act before I read [The Swish of the Curtain], and afterwards there was no stopping me’ Maggie Smith
title: The Swish of the Curtain: Blue Door 1 author: Pamela Brown price: £6.99 format: B-format Paperback dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 336pp isbn: 9781782691853
title: Maddy Alone: Blue Door 2 author: Pamela Brown price: £7.99 format: B-format Paperback dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 160pp isbn: 9781782691877
title: Golden Pavements: Blue Door 3 author: Pamela Brown price: £7.99 format: B-format Paperback dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 288pp isbn: 9781782691891
title: Blue Door Venture: Blue Door 4 author: Pamela Brown price: £7.99 format: B-format Paperback dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 224pp isbn: 9781782691914
pamela brown (1924–1989) was a British writer, actor then television producer. She was just fourteen when she started writing her first book, and the town of Fenchester in the books is inspired by her home town of Colchester. During the Second World War, she went to live in Wales, so The Swish of the Curtain was not published until 1941, when she was sixteen. She used the earnings from the books to train at RADA, and became an actor and producer of children’s television programmes.
format: B-format Paperback price: £7.99 isbn: 9781782691938 publication: January 2019
dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 192pp territory: World English reading age: 7+ years
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maresi red mantle: The Red Abbey Chronicles 3
maresi: The red abbey chronicles 1 maria turtschaninoff
maria turtschaninoff The thrilling conclusion to the epic feminist fantasy trilogy
‘Stands out for its startling originality’ Telegraph The Red Abbey, an island populated only with women, is a safe haven in a world where girls live in fear. Maresi thought it was too good to be true, but now she is there and she is safe.
For Maresi, like so many other girls, the Red Abbey was a haven of safety in a world ruled by brutal men. But now she is a young woman and it is time for her to leave. She must take all that she has learnt from her sisters and return to her childhood home to share the knowledge she has gained. But when Maresi returns to her village, she realises all is not well – the people are struggling under the rule of the oppressive Earl, and they are too busy trying to survive to see the value of her teachings. Maresi finds she must use all the terrible force of the Crone’s magic to protect her people, but can she find the strength to do so when her heart is weakening with love for the first time?
‘Turtschaninoff weaves a hypnotic spell... at once contemporary and timeless’ Guardian on Maresi
format: B-format Paperback price: £7.99 isbn: 9781782690924 publication: January 2017
dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 256pp territory: UK & Comm. ex Can reading age: 12+ years
maria turtschaninoff ‘An unforgettable feminist epic’ Bookseller In the opulent palace of Ohaddin, women have one purpose – to obey. Some were brought here as girls, captured and enslaved; some as servants; some as wives. All of them must do what the Master tells them, for he wields a deadly and secret power. But the women have powers too. One is a healer. One can control dreams. One is a warrior. In their golden prison, they wait, dreaming of a refuge, a safe place where women can be free.
Translated by: Annie Prime dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 448pp territory: UK & Comm. ex Can reading age: 12+ years
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Translated by: Annie Prime
naondel: The red abbey chronicles 2
maria turtschaninoff has been writing fairy tales since she was five. She is the author of six novels about magical worlds, and has won many awards, including the Society of Swedish Literature Prize twice.
format: B-format Paperback price: £7.99 isbn: 9781782690955 publication: June 2019
One day Jai arrives on a ship, fleeing unimaginable cruelty. The men who hurt her will stop at nothing to find her. Now the women and girls of the Red Abbey must use all their powers and ancient knowledge to combat the forces that wish to destroy them.
format: B-format Paperback price: £8.99 isbn: 9781782690948 publication: January 2018
dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 448pp territory: UK & Comm. ex Can reading age: 12+ years
Translated by: Annie Prime
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the murderer’s ape
new i n pa pe rb a ck
the legend of sally jones
jakob wegelius
jakob wegelius
New paperback of this universally acclaimed adventure story
A gorgeous graphic novel prequel to The Murderer’s Ape
A Book of the Year in The Times, the Sunday Times, the Observer, the Telegraph and on Booktrust
This is the story of a gorilla like no other. This is the story of a fantastic voyage across the world, from the Congolese rainforest to the grand bazaar of Istanbul, from Borneo to London, Singapore and beyond. The story of a mysterious jewel thief and a sad sailor with a heart of gold. A story of friendship and adventure on the high seas.
‘Extraordinary... A rare treat; a book you want to thrust into the hands of children and adults alike’ Observer ‘Evocative... original and old-fashioned in its storytelling... A story to lose yourself in’ Sunday Times
This is the story of Sally Jones.
‘Charming... I loved Sally Jones’s oldworldliness and Jakob Wegelius’s blackand-white illustrations. Move over, King Kong’ The Times
jakob wegelius is a Swedish writer and illustrator who lives and works in the small village of Mörtfors. In Sweden, he was awarded the August Prize for Best Children’s Book and the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize for The Murderer’s Ape, which is also an International Youth Library White Raven selection. The Legend of Sally Jones won Sweden’s August Prize for Best Children’s Book.
‘Sally Jones, the year’s most charming heroine’ Telegraph ‘Compelling... stands out as a truly original work’ Irish Times ‘I don’t know when I last read a book with such pure and unalloyed pleasure. It’s ingenious, it’s moving, it’s charming, it’s beautiful, it’s exciting, and most importantly the characters are people I feel I know like old friends’ Philip Pullman
Translated by: Peter Graves
Translated by: Peter Graves
format: B-format Paperback price: £7.99 isbn: 9781782691754 publication: September 2018
dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 640pp territory: UK & Comm. ex Can reading age: 10+ years
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format: Hardback price: £12.99 isbn: 9781782692331 publication: November 2018
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glass town wars
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winter in wartime
celia rees
jan terlouw
A new novel by the bestselling author of Witch Child
An award-winning children’s classic about the horrors of war As the Second World War approaches its end, the Netherlands are still under Nazi control and any acts of resistance are punishable by death.
Tom and Augusta are from different worlds and different times, and they meet in a virtual world to combine forces in a battle to save a kingdom, to escape a web of deceit and to find love. Celia Rees has created a wonderful and rich story in which fictions can be truths and truths fictions, and learning who to trust is about more than friendship, it is about survival.
But when sixteen-year-old Michiel is asked to take care of a wounded British Spitfire pilot he doesn’t think twice. He joins the secret struggle against the Nazis, risking his life to end the occupation and protect those in danger from it.
Glass Town Wars is inspired by the early writing of the Brontës. Renowned novelist Celia Rees takes the magical world that the Brontë siblings created and makes something richer, bigger and utterly transfixing.
‘A beautifully crafted, multilayered story with a gripping adventure at its heart. Wonderful’ Melvin Burgess
celia rees lives and works in Warwickshire where she writes her wonderful books for teen readers. Her bestselling novel Witch Child is 20 years old this year and has been translated into more than 30 languages. Celia is married and has one daughter.
Winter in Wartime is a thrilling, powerful and humane adventure story, based on the author’s own experiences as a child in Nazi-occupied Holland.
‘It’s a book we should all read, to remind us never to take our freedom and peace and plenty for granted’ Michael Morpurgo
jan terlouw was born in the Netherlands in 1931. He worked as a nuclear physicist in countries across the world before entering politics. Alongside his political career, he has written many successful children’s books. Winter in Wartime won the Golden Pen Prize for the best Dutch children’s book in 1973 and has since been adapted for film and stage. Translated by: Laura Watkinson
format: B-format Hardback price: £12.99 isbn: 9781782692225 publication: November 2018
dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 320pp territory: World reading age: 12+ years
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format: B-format Hardback price: £10.99 isbn: 9781782691761 publication: October 2018
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the missing barbegazi
the glass of lead and gold
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H.S. norup
cornelia funke
A delightful story about a quest to find a mythical Barbegazi
‘A born storyteller’ Guardian In the snow-covered city of Londra, young Tabetha survives by finding treasures in the mudbanks of the river Themse. On Christmas Eve, a sinister stranger asks her to keep her eyes open for a priceless, long-lost magical object: the Glass of Lead and Gold.
Tessa discovers the healing power of wishes when she sets out to find a missing Barbegazi, said to live in the mountains near her village. Meeting one is only the beginning of an adventure that unites generations and teaches Tessa that trust is at the heart of the best relationships. A delightful story about families, love and learning that some secrets are best kept secret – forever.
‘A magical, enchanting book... I loved it and was both charmed and moved by it, totally original’ Piers Torday
format: Hardback price: £9.99 isbn: 9781782691983 publication: Sept 2018
h.s. norup grew up on a golf course in Denmark and has since lived in the UK, the US, Austria, Singapore and Switzerland, where she resides with her husband and two teenage sons. She has a master’s degree in economics and business administration and sixteen years’ experience in corporate marketing strategy and communications. The Missing Barbegazi is her first novel.
format: B-format Paperback price: £6.99 isbn: 9781782691815 publication: October 2018
dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 256pp territory: World reading age: 8+ years
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dimensions: 178 x 111mm extent: 96pp territory: UK & Comm. reading age: 10+ years
As word of the Glass spreads across the city, Tabetha finds herself with some unlikely companions, not least a one-armed girl and a rather impressive soup chef. But will Tabetha discover that there are even greater fortunes to be found than the magical Glass?
through the water curtain edited by cornelia funke International bestselling children’s author Cornelia Funke has long been inspired and fascinated by fairy tales. This wonderful anthology is Funke’s personal selection of fairy tales from all around the world – not only from her native Germany but also from Russia, Japan and the Native American tradition. A delightful, diverse collection featuring Cornelia’s brief glosses on each tale, Through the Water Curtain and other Tales from Around the World is the perfect Christmas gift for any young reader wishing to discover the wider world of fairy tales. format: Hardback price: £12.99 isbn: 9781782692003 publication: Nov 2018
dimensions: 200 x 148mm extent: 256pp territory: World English ex ANZ reading age: 9+ years
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title: Boy 87 author: Ele Fountain price: £6.99 format: Paperback dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 224pp isbn: 9781782691976
title: The Beast Player author: Nahoko Uehashi price: £8.99 format: Paperback dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 512pp isbn: 9781782691679
title: The Disappearances author: Emily Murphy price: £7.99 format: Paperback dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 400pp isbn: 9781782691495
title: Clementine Loves Red author: Krystyna Boglar illustrator: Bohdan Butenko price: £8.99 format: Paperback dimensions: 200 x 148mm extent: 120pp isbn: 9781782691181
title: Dog author: Andy Mulligan price: £6.99 format: Paperback dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 256pp isbn: 9781782691730
title: Piglettes author: Clémentine Beauvais price: £7.99 format: Paperback dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 288pp isbn: 9781782691204
title: The Parent Trap author: Erich Kästner price: £8.99 format: Paperback dimensions: 200 x 148mm extent: 144pp isbn: 9781782690559
title: The Trilogy of Two author: Juman Malouf price: £7.99 format: Paperback dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 416pp isbn: 9781782692041
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title: The Wildings author: Nilanjana Roy price: £8.99 format: Paperback dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 336pp isbn: 9781782691051
title: The Wildings: The Hundred Names of Darkness author: Nilanjana Roy price: £8.99 format: Paperback dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 416pp isbn: 9781782691075
title: Brunt Boggart author: David Greygoose price: £8.99 format: Paperback dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 448pp isbn: 9781782692065
title: My Sweet Orange Tree author: José Mauro de Vasconcelos price: £10.99 format: Hardback dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 192pp isbn: 9781782691532
title: The Letter for the King author: Tonke Dragt price: £7.99 format: Paperback dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 512p isbn: 9781782690269
title: The Secrets of Wild Wood author: Tonke Dragt price: £7.99 format: Paperback dimensions: 198 x 129mm extent: 512pp isbn: 9781782690634
title: From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler author: E.L. Konigsburg price: £8.99 format: Paperback dimensions: 200 x 148mm extent: 160pp isbn: 9781782690719
title: The Story of Antigone author: Ali Smith illustrator: Laura Paoletti price: £7.99 format: Paperback dimensions: 200 x 148mm extent: 100pp isbn: 9781782690894
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